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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Jose, California

September 22, 2026
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Process

There were two technical rounds, covering LeetCode-style coding questions and a resume deep dive, including a detailed discussion of my past internship. For the coding questions, the interviewers expected the optimal approach, and the code had to run and produce the complete, correct output.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the TikTok Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

TikTok's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive43%
Neutral57%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for TikTok's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Jose, California.

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